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ARTH 561 - Approaches to American Art
Introduces historiography and methodology of American art history from earliest discussions to the present, through an analysis of one particular mode (e.g., portraiture, landscape, genre) over time. (IR)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 562 - Representations of Race in American Art
Examines the depiction of Asian, Blacks, Indians, and Latinos in American art from colonial times to the present, in order to identify and describe some of the ways in which visual images have functioned in the construction and reinforcement of racial mythologies. (IR)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 583 - African Art
Surveys Africa’s chief forms of visual art from prehistoric times to the present. (IR)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 590 - Museum Studies
A lecture course on the nature of public art collections, how they have been formed, and the role they play in society. Examines the concept of connoisseurship and its role in collecting art for museums. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: 9-12 credits in art history or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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ARTH 591 - Advanced Readings in the History of Art
Advanced Readings in the History of Art
Credits: 3
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ARTH 592 - Advanced Readings in the History of Art
Advanced Readings in the History of Art
Credits: 3
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ARTH 713 - Research Problems in Ancient Art
Reading and research on problems in Greek, Etruscan, and Roman art. (S)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 714 - Research Problems in Ancient Art
Reading and research on problems in Greek, Etruscan, and Roman art. (S)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 721 - Research Problems in Medieval Art
Reading and research on problems in medieval art and its social background. (S)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 722 - Research Problems in Medieval Art
Reading and research on problems in medieval art and its social background. (S)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 731 - Research Problems in Italian Art
Reading and research on problems in Italian art and its social background. (S)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 732 - Research Problems in Italian Art
Reading and research on problems in Italian art and its social background. (S)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 733 - Research Problems in Italian Art
Reading and research on problems in Italian art and its social background. (S)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 736 - Research Problems in Northern Renaissance Art
Reading and research on problems in Northern European art in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. (S)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 741 - Research Problems in Baroque Art
Reading and research on problems in the art of the seventeenth century in Western Europe. (S)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 742 - Research Problems in Baroque Art
Reading and research on problems in the art of the seventeenth century in Western Europe. (S)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 751 - Research Problems in Eighteenth-Century Art
Reading and research on problems in the art of the eighteenth century. (S)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 752 - Research Problems in Nineteenth-Century Art
Reading and research on problems in nineteenth-century art. (S)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 753 - Research Problems in Nineteenth-Century Art
Reading and research on problems in nineteenth-century art. (S)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 756 - Research Problems in Twentieth Century Art
Reading and research on problems in twentieth-century art. (S)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 761 - Research Problems in American Art
Reading and research on problems in American art. (S)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 762 - Research Problems in Asian Art
Research Problems in Asian Art.
Credits: 3
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ARTH 764 - Research Problems in African American Art
Reading and research on problems in African American art. (S)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 767 - Research Problems in Contemporary Art
Reading and research on problem in contemporary art. (S)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 771 - Research Problems in East Asian Art
Reading and research on problems in East Asian art. (S)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 775 - Research Problems in South Asian Art
Reading and research on problems in South Asian art. (S)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 780 - Research Problems in Non-Western Art
Reading and research on problems in non-Western art. (S)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 801 - Theory and Interpretation in the Visual Arts
Analyzes the literature of art theory with a view to defining the most important alternatives available to art historical writing today. Reviews the work of “critical” historians of art including Wolfflin, Riegl and Panofsky, and more recent attempts to develop phenomenological, semiotic, Marxist, and feminist positions. (Y)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 804 - MA Thesis Research
Research in preparation of the MA thesis will be carried out under the direction of the thesis advisor. Prior to enrolling in this course in the fall term of the second year of the Master’s program, the student should receive the advisor’s approval of the proposed topic. Regular meeting with the advisor and a course of reading and research should produce by the end of the term a detailed outline in preparation of writing. (Y)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 805 - MA Thesis Writing
The MA thesis, up to 50 pages in length, will be prepared under the supervision of the major advisor, reviewed by a three-person committee and defended orally before the end of term. (Y)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 810 - Dissertation Proposal
Preparation of a 15-20 page dissertation proposal under the supervision of a dissertation advisor. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Reading course with the dissertation advisor.
Credits: 3
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ARTH 822 - Art in the Age of Justinian
Studies the art of the Byzantine Empire of the sixth century, the personal role of Justinian, the impact of theological controversies and political realities, and the artistic legacy. (IR)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 827 - English Art from the Twelfth through the Fourteenth Centuries
Studies in church building and decoration, and manuscript illumination. (IR)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 833 - The Formation of Renaissance Style in Florence
Studies the new art of the early Quattrocento in sculpture, architecture, and painting; its sources, protagonists, principles, and historical background. (IR)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 837 - Studies in Renaissance Art and Literature
Studies of historical and stylistic relationships between artists and writers of the sixteenth century. The works of Ariosto, Dossi, Castiglione, Raphael, and others will be considered in an attempt to define specific patterns of sixteenth-century intellectual and cultural history. (IR)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 838 - Michelangelo
Studies the development of Michelangelo’s style in sculpture, painting, drawing, and architecture including problems of attribution, chronology, and interpretation. (IR)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 856 - Problems in Twentieth-Century Art
Investigates selected problems and periods in the art of this century. (IR)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 880 - Modern Poetry and the Visual Arts
Investigates the meaning of painting, sculpture, and architecture to poets of the 19th and 20th centuries. Discusses their poetry in relation to the aesthetics of visual art, art history, and art criticism. Cross-listed as ENSP 880. (IR)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 890 - Advanced Museum Studies or Studies in Museum Exhibition and Interpretation
Artifactual study and related scholarship in preparation for museum exhibition and analysis of strategies of past and present exhibition interpretation. (IR)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 895 - Special
Reading Problems in the History of Art (S)
Credits: 3 to 12
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ARTH 897 - Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Research
For master’s research, taken before a thesis director has been selected. (Y)
Credits: 3 to 12
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ARTH 898 - Non-Topical Research
For master’s thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director. (Y)
Credits: 3 to 12
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ARTH 913 - Seminar in Greek Art
Investigates problems in Greek sculpture and painting. (IR)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 914 - Seminar in Greek Art
Investigates problems in Greek sculpture and painting. (IR)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 917 - Seminar in Roman Art
Investigates problems in Roman art. (IR)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 918 - Seminar in Roman Art
Investigates problems in Roman art. (IR)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 921 - Seminar in Byzantine Art
Investigates problems in the art of the Byzantine Empire from the 6th to the 15th centuries. (IR)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 924 - Seminar in Romanesque Art
Investigates problems in the art of Western Europe in the 11th and 12th centuries. (IR)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 929 - Seminar in Gothic Art
Investigates problems in European art of the 12th, 13th, and 14th centuries. (IR)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 931 - Seminar in Italian Renaissance Art
Investigates problems in Italian art of the 13th through the 16th centuries. (IR)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 935 - Seminar in Italian Renaissance Painting
Investigates problems in Italian painting of the 15th and 16th centuries. (IR)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 936 - Seminar in Northern Renaissance Art
Investigates problems in the art of the Netherlands and Germany in the 15th and 16th centuries. (IR)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 947 - Seminar in Northern Baroque Art
Investigates problems in the art of the Netherlands during the 17th century. (IR)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 951 - Seminar in Eighteenth-Century Art
Investigates problems in 18th century art. (IR)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 952 - Seminar in Neoclassic Art
Investigates problems in neoclassic art. (IR)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 953 - Seminar in Romantic Art
Investigates problems in the art of the later 18th and first half of the 19th century in Europe. (IR)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 955 - Seminar in Nineteenth-Century Art
Investigates problems in the art of the 19th century in Europe. (IR)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 956 - Seminar in Modern Art
Investigates problems in the art of the 19th and 20th centuries. (IR)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 961 - Seminar in American Art
Investigates problems in American art. (IR)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 962 - Seminar in East Asian Art
Credits: 3
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ARTH 964 - Seminar in African American Art
Investigates problems in 19th- and 20th-century art by Americans of African descent. (IR)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 967 - Seminar in Contemporary Art
Investigates the relationship between a current problem in contemporary art (e.g., censorship, gender representation, aesthetic pluralism, or multiculturalism) and current theories about the socially constructed nature of art production/consumption. (IR)
Credits: 3
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ARTH 971 - Seminar in East Asian Art
Credits: 3
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ARTH 975 - Seminar in South Asian Art
Credits: 3
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ARTH 995 - Supervised Research
Credits: 3 to 12
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ARTH 997 - Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Doctoral Research
For doctoral research, taken before a dissertation director has been selected. (S)
Credits: 3 to 12
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ARTH 999 - Non-Topical Research
For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director. (S)
Credits: 3 to 12
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Astronomy |
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ASTR 511 - Astronomical Techniques
Surveys modern techniques of radiation measurement, data analysis, and image processing, and their application to astrophysical problems, especially the physical properties of stars and galaxies. Relevant laboratory experiments and observations with the department’s telescopes are included. Students are expected to develop a familiarity with programming and other basic computer skills if they do not already possess them. (O)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: ASTR 211-212, PHYS 342, 343 or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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ASTR 534 - Introductory Radio Astronomy
Studies the fundamentals of measuring power and power spectra, antennas, interferometers, and radiometers. Topics include thermal radiation, synchrotron radiation, and line frequency radiation; and radio emission from the planets, sun, flare stars, pulsars, supernovae, interstellar gas, galaxies, and quasi-stellar sources. (E)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: MATH 225 and PHYS 210.
Credits: 3
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ASTR 535 - Introduction to Radio Astronomy Instrumentation
An introduction to the instrumentation of radio astronomy. Discussion includes fundamentals of measuring radio signals, noise theory, basic radiometry, antennas, low noise electronics, coherent receivers, signal processing for continuum and spectral line studies, and arrays. Lecture material is supplemented by illustrative labs. (O)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: ASTR534 or Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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ASTR 539 - Topical Seminar
Detailed study of a current topic. Topic to be covered appears in the Course Offering Directory for the semester in which it is given. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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ASTR 540 - Topical Seminar
Detailed study of a current topic. Topic to be covered appears in the Course Offering Directory for the semester in which it is given. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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ASTR 542 - Interstellar Medium
Studies the physics of the interstellar gas and grains, the distribution and dynamics of gas, and cosmic radiation and interstellar magnetic fields. (E)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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ASTR 543 - Stellar Astrophysics
Studies observed properties and physics of stars including radiative transfer; stellar thermodynamics; convection; formation of spectra in atmospheres; equations of stellar structure; nuclear reactions; stellar evolution; and nucleosynthesis. Includes applicable numerical techniques. (O)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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ASTR 544 - Stellar Astrophysics
Studies observed properties and physics of stars including radiative transfer; stellar thermodynamics; convection; formation of spectra in atmospheres; equations of stellar structure; nuclear reactions; stellar evolution; and nucleosynthesis. Includes applicable numerical techniques. (O)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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ASTR 545 - High Energy Astrophysics
Introduces the physics of basic radiation mechanisms and particle acceleration processes that are important in high energy phenomena and space science. Discusses applications to pulsars, active galactic nuclei, radio galaxies, quasars, and supernovae. (E)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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ASTR 546 - Binary Stars
Topics include the determination of orbital elements, the mass-luminosity-radius relation, formation of binary systems, the Roche model, mass loss, mass transfer, circumstellar material, accretion disks, evolution of close interacting binaries, and some special classes of binaries such as cataclysmic variables, RS CVn binaries, Algol-type binaries, and X-ray binaries. (SI)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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ASTR 548 - Evolution of the Universe
Studies the origin and evolution of structure in the universe. Topics include the formation and evolution of galaxies, and tests of the theory based on observations of large-scale structure and the properties of galaxies as a function of look-back time. (O)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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ASTR 551 - Galactic Structure and Stellar Populations
Explores the structure and evolution of star clusters and galaxies, with emphasis on the kinematics, chemistry, ages, and spectral energy distributions of stellar populations. The course introduces fundamental tools of Galactic astronomy, including methods for assessing the size, shape, age, and dynamics of the Milky Way and other stellar systems, galaxy formation, interstellar gas and dust, dark matter, and the distance scale. (O)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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ASTR 553 - Extragalactic Astronomy
This course provides an overview of extragalactic astronomy. Topics include both qualitative and quantitative discussion of various types of galaxy (ellipticals, spirals, dwarf, starburst); results from theory of stellar dynamics; groups and clusters of galaxies; active galaxies; high-redshift galaxies; galaxy evolution; the intergalactic medium; and dark matter. The course is intended for advanced undergraduate astrophysics majors and first and second year graduate students. (O)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Physics and Math through PHYS 251, MATH 325 (or equivalent); ASTR 211,212 (or equivalent).
Credits: 3
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ASTR 571 - Fundamental Concepts in Astronomy
Subject matter is the same as ASTR 121, 124, with special reading assignments and consultation on topics in astronomical education. Offered concurrently with undergraduate section. (S)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Curry School students; instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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ASTR 572 - Fundamental Concepts in Astronomy
Subject matter is the same as ASTR 121, 124, with special reading assignments and consultation on topics in astronomical education. Offered concurrently with undergraduate section. (S)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Curry School students; instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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ASTR 573 - Laboratory Concepts in Astronomy
Subject matter is the same as ASTR 130, with special reading assignments and consultation on topics in astronomical education. Offered concurrently with undergraduate section. (S)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Curry School students; instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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ASTR 574 - Astronomy Concepts in the Classroom
A seminar-style class offered for graduate students in the School of Education and in-service teachers seeking credit towards (re) certification. In addition to astronomy content, students will learn effective astronomy lessons. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: instructor permission
Credits: 3
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ASTR 575 - General Topics in Astronomy
The subject matter of these courses is the same as ASTR 341, 342, 347, 348, respectively. Students are offered special reading assignments and consultation on topics in astronomical education. Offered concurrently with undergraduate sections. (S)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Curry School students; instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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ASTR 576 - General Topics in Astronomy
The subject matter of these courses is the same as ASTR 341, 342, 347, 348, respectively. Students are offered special reading assignments and consultation on topics in astronomical education. Offered concurrently with undergraduate sections. (S)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Curry School students; instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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ASTR 577 - General Topics in Astronomy
The subject matter of these courses is the same as ASTR 341, 342, 347, 348, respectively. Students are offered special reading assignments and consultation on topics in astronomical education. Offered concurrently with undergraduate sections. (S)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Curry School students; instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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ASTR 578 - General Topics in Astronomy
The subject matter of these courses is the same as ASTR 341, 342, 347, 348, respectively. Students are offered special reading assignments and consultation on topics in astronomical education. Offered concurrently with undergraduate sections. (S)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Curry School students; instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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ASTR 836 - Current Astronomical Topics
UVa staff and guest speakers discuss current research problems. (S)
Credits: 1
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ASTR 849 - Advanced Seminar
Subjects of current interest, such as star formation, galaxy evolution, cosmology, etc., are discussed. The topic to be covered appears in the Course Offering Directory each semester. (SI)
Credits: 3
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ASTR 897 - Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Research
For master’s research, taken before a thesis director has been selected. (S)
Credits: 3 to 12
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ASTR 898 - Non-Topical Research
For master’s thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director. (S)
Credits: 3 to 12
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ASTR 995 - Supervised Research
Under supervision, the student undertakes or assists with a current research problem. This course may be repeated for credit. (S)
Credits: 3 to 12
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ASTR 997 - Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Doctoral Research
For doctoral research, taken before a dissertation director has been selected. (S)
Credits: 3 to 12
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ASTR 999 - Non-Topical Research
For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director. (S)
Credits: 3 to 12
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Atmospheric Sciences |
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EVAT 541 - Atmospheric Dynamics
Introduces theoretical meteorology encompassing dry and moist air thermodynamics, the mechanics of atmospheric motion, and the dynamics of atmospheric weather systems. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: MATH 131, 132 and PHYS 231, 232; or equivalent.
Credits: 4
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EVAT 542 - Microclimate
Examines principles of radiation transfer, soil heat flux, atmospheric heat transfer, atmospheric moisture, evapotranspiration, motions near the Earth’s surface, and surface energy balances to provide a basis for describing the microclimate of various surfaces. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: EVSC 350 or equivalent, or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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EVAT 550 - Environmental Climatology
An advanced survey of the theoretical and experimental research areas in climatology and meteorology, emphasizing environmental problems associated with the atmosphere. Fundamental principles used in these studies are introduced and discussed, along with procedures used to present and analyze atmospheric information. (O)
Prerequisites & Notes
Corequisites: EVSC 350 or the text The Science and Wonders of the Atmosphere, or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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EVAT 753 - Mountain Meteorology Seminar
Study of weather and climate in mountainous terrain. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: EVSC 350 Atmosphere and Weather or instructor permission
Credits: 2
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EVAT 793 - Independent Study: Atmospheric Sciences
Individual or group study in developing or special areas of atmospheric sciences and interrelated areas. (S)
Credits: 1 to 6
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